Simplified Presents The 10 scariest things people have tried to recycle In honor of spooky season, our friends at Millennium Recycling compiled a list of the scariest things they've found that do not belong in recycling bins.
City How tax incentives will help make a new affordable-ish housing project happen City Council on Tuesday approved a plan to use a special incentive – known as tax-increment financing – to bring a new affordable-ish housing project to northeast Sioux Falls.
Newsletter Your weekend, simplified: Oct. 14, 2022 Get smart about Sioux Falls history and meet a new nonprofit focused on supporting sustainable businesses.
Get Smart Get smart about Sioux Falls history with Patrick Hicks We chatted with Patrick Hicks, one of the two people (Jon Lauck being the other) behind a new anthology about Sioux Falls history.
Newsletter Your week, simplified: Oct. 12, 2022 This week, we simplify ballot measures, parking ramp next steps and how Sioux Falls is looking to book more big names, fewer country acts.
City City ready to sell unfinished downtown parking ramp City Councilors on Tuesday heard the next steps in how the city will negotiate a sale of the property. Here's what you need to know.
SoDak Simplified SoDak Simplified: What to know about ballot measures The two measures on the November ballot cover two big topics: recreational marijuana usage and Medicaid expansion. Here's what you need to know.
Simplified Presents This show brings together artists from across the northern plains The 41st annual Artist of the Plains Art Show later this month will bring together dozens of local and regional artists to showcase a variety of artistic mediums.
City How the city is pushing for more big names, fewer country acts City Councilors this week approved a new five-year agreement with the company overseeing the event center complex.
It's the final countdown. Hey friends! Megan here. Our membership campaign ends at midnight. That's right: this is the last fundraising email in our membership campaign. If you've been thinking about joining our membership program, now is the best time to do it! The
Newsletter Your weekend, simplified: Oct. 7, 2022 We simplify the next steps in solving Sioux Falls' childcare crisis, what to know about the Native American Day parade this weekend and a roundup of local events.
Community How Sioux Falls is working toward childcare crisis solutions in the next six months There are now two people focused full-time at finding solutions to help keep childcare affordable, accessible and sustainable.
Community How a zoo, butterfly house merger will make one bigger, better destination The Great Plains Zoo and the Butterfly House & Aquarium are teaming up under one board. It'll bring the butterfly house and a much larger aquarium to the zoo campus. Here's what you need to know.
City This task force wants to end homelessness. Here's what it's got for ideas so far. A task force convened earlier this year to study homelessness shared a first look at some of the solutions they'll propose to the City Council in the coming months.
Simplified Presents What you've been missing at the children's museum in Brookings The Children's Museum of South Dakota is anything but a stuffy museum. It's an open-ended, hands-on "training ground for exploration," Director of Marketing Kerrie Vilhauer said.
Community How to see original works from Warhol, Pollock and more in Sioux Falls The Washington Pavilion's Visual Arts Center has its first major traveling exhibit in five years.
City City opens temporary plaza in front of unfinished downtown parking ramp The space in front of the unfinished downtown parking ramp is getting a bit of a facelift with a temporary plaza that opened last weekend.
You deserve to be informed. Happy Tuesday! Megan here. Remember our city election guide? Many of you said it helped you make your decisions in the last election. With your support, we can expand this
Newsletter Your weekend, simplified: Sept. 30, 2022 Get smart about personal branding and meet two Sioux Falls women looking to revolutionize reading.
Community Meet the women making reading a hands-on, interactive activity Jessa Howes and Stephanie Gongopoulos formed both a friendship and a company over early-morning walks during the pandemic. Now, the Sioux Falls women are helping make reading a hands-on activity from coast to coast.
Get Smart Get smart about personal branding with Maddie Peschong Maddie Peschong is a brand photographer, business coach and all-around social media expert who has helped lots of people find and define their own personal brands.
Events Stuff to do: Sept. 30 to Oct. 7 It's spooky season. From Frankenstein to spooky songs to mystical art, there are lots of ways to channel some big October energy in the week ahead.
Simplified Presents What happens to recyclables when they leave your house? More than 90% of the products sorted by Millennium Recycling end up getting processed in the region.
Newsletter Your week, simplified: Sept. 28, 2022 This week, we simplify electric cars, school elections and pumpkin pickin'.
